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Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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Spot Forecast for Butte Creek Pile Burn...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
643 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PST on November 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.
.DISCUSSION...
* A break in the storm activity is expected Tuesday through
Wednesday, with light winds and limited mixing.
* Temperatures will remain cooler than average with only a small
drop in humidity during the afternoon hours.
* The next chance for rain and snow arrives on Thursday.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
Temperature.........31 at ignition...Max 44.
RH..................100% at ignition...Min 87%.
20-Foot Winds.......East 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......1700-2400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to fair.
TIME (PST) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM
Sky (%).........46 12 12
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0
Temp............31 38 42
RH..............100 94 87
20 FT wind......E 3G10 E 3G10 E 2G10
Mx ht msl (kft).1.1 2.0 2.4
Transport wind..E 10 SE 10 SE 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 21 17
Ventrate Cat....MRGL FAIR MRGL
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Clear then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 27.
RH..................Max 96%.
20-Foot Winds.......North 2-6 mph becoming south after 8 PM.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......600-900 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation.........Poor.
TIME (PST) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM
Sky (%).........22 22 23 29 29 25
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............41 38 34 33 31 31
RH..............90 95 95 93 94 89
20 ft wind......N 2 N 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2
20 ft wind gust.5 5 5 5 5 5
Mx ht msl (kft).0.8 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6
Transport wind..NE 5 NE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 3 2 3 3 2
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 41.
RH..................Min 83%.
20-Foot Winds.......South 3-7 mph becoming southwest in the
afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl early in the morning then 1500-2500
ft agl in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation.........Poor to marginal.
TIME (PST) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM
Sky (%).........29 29 36 20 20 26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............30 29 31 36 40 41
RH..............87 90 96 100 88 85
20 ft wind......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 2
20 ft wind gust.5 5 5 5 5 10
Mx ht msl (kft).0.5 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.4 2.5
Transport wind..S 5 S 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 2 3 4 4 10
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR MRGL
$$
Forecaster...Deutschendorf
Requested by...Charlie Montano
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2525872.1/REV
.DELDT 11/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Charlie.Montano@usda.gov,Brett.Matthews@usda.gov